School counselors\u27 perceptions of effective components in adolescent suicide prevention programs

The purpose of this project was to explore perceptions of effective components in adolescent suicide prevention programs among San Bernardino school counselors. The stress model and the mental health model are the two models implemented in suicide prevention programs

A coat of ashes: A collection of poems, incorporating a metafictional narrative - and - Poetry, Daoism, physics and systems theory: a poetics: A set of critical essays

This thesis comprises a book-length creative work accompanied by a set of essays. It explores how poetry might bring together spiritual and scientific discourses, focusing primarily on philosophical Daoism (Taoism) and contemporary physics. Systems theory (the science of complex and self-organising systems) is a secondary focus of the creative work and is used metaphorically in theorising the writing process. The creative work, “A coat of ashes”, is chiefly concerned with the nature of being. It asks, “What is?”, “What am I?” and, most urgently, “What matters?”. To engage with these questions, it opens a space in which voices expressing scientific and spiritual worldviews may be heard on equal terms. “A coat of ashes” contributes a substantial number of poems to the small corpus of Daoist-influenced poetry in English and adds to the larger corpus of poetry engaging with the sciences. The poems are offset by a metafictional narrative, “The Dream”, which may be read as an allegory of the writing journey and the struggle to combine discourses. The four essays articulate the poetics of “A coat of ashes” by addressing its context, themes, influences, methodology and compositional processes. They contribute to both literary criticism and writing theory. Like the creative work, they focus on dialogues between rationalist or scientific discourses and subjective or spiritual ones. The first essay, “An introduction”, discusses the thesis itself: its rationale, background, components, limitations and implications. The second, “Singing the quantum”, reviews scholarship discussing the influence of physics on poetry, then examines figurative representations of physics concepts in selected poems by Rebecca Elson, Cilla McQueen and Frederick Seidel. These poems illustrate how contemporary poetry can interpret scientific concepts in terms of subjective human concerns. The third essay, “Let the song be bare”, discusses existing Daoist poetry criticism before considering Daoist influences in the poetry of Ursula K. Le Guin, Randolph Stow and Judith Wright. These non-Indigenous poets with a strong awareness of the sciences have, by adopting Daoist-inflected senses of the sacred, been able to articulate the tension engendered by their problematic relationships with colonised landscapes. Moreover, the changing aesthetic of Wright’s later poetry reflects a struggle between Daoist quietism and European lyric commentary. The final essay, “Animating the ash”, reflects on the process of writing poetry, using examples from “A coat of ashes” to construct a theoretical synthesis based on Daoism, systems theory and contemporary poetics. It proposes a novel way to characterise the nature and emergence of the hard-to-define quality that makes a poem a poem. This essay also discusses some of the Daoist and scientific motifs that occur in the creative work. As a whole, this project highlights the potential of both the sciences and the more ancient ways of knowing — when seen in each other’s light — to help us apprehend the world’s material and metaphysical nature and live harmoniously within it

What Is Property? Property Is Theft: The Lack of Social Justice in U.S. Eminent Domain Law

(Excerpt) The first part of this Article examines private property rights and the tension between individual and governmental interests. The second part explores the ideals and evolution of justice and social justice. This Section gives historical account of justice and social justice to provide a framework for those principles as they relate to eminent domain law. Part III looks at the introduction of social justice into American jurisprudence and addresses two ways in which social justice has been advanced in the United States: through social movements and through legal reform. In this Section, I give examples of how those vehicles have led to legal protections for the most vulnerable in society and assert that the same can be done for those unduly burdened by blight removal and economic development condemnations. Part IV discusses the development of case law in the area of eminent domain. This Part discusses the government dispossession of tribal lands, a seeming presage to the application of eminent domain today. It also covers the origins of eminent domain and the intersection of social justice with the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause. Part V examines the development of urban renewal and economic development policies that led to the shaping of eminent domain law by legislatures and courts, culminating in the Supreme Court\u27s ruling in Kelo v. City of New London. This Section concludes that legislatures and courts have an obligation toward social justice in governmental takings but that they have ignored this obligation at the great expense of poor people and people of color. Part VI reviews the national debate that has erupted since Kelo in the form of social movements and legal reform. There, I suggest that while these actions represent a significant effort to reverse the negative impact of Kelo, they are not enough to bring justice to all communities, including poor communities and communities of color. In conclusion, I posit that, while not all eminent domain is bad, circumstances exist under which the use of eminent domain is inherently unjust. These circumstances include the historical and current use of blight as a pretext for the displacement of entire communities of color and economic development condemnations that transfer private property to private interests for profit. Eminent domain within these frameworks violates basic notions of justice and constitutes a betrayal of our nation\u27s sense of fairness. Until all citizens-regardless of race, income, or any other distinction-can protect their communities from unjust intrusions of eminent domain, the most vulnerable in our society will continue to be exploited by more powerful interests in the name of civic progress and economic development

What Is Property? Property Is Theft: The Lack of Social Justice in U.S. Eminent Domain Law

(Excerpt) The first part of this Article examines private property rights and the tension between individual and governmental interests. The second part explores the ideals and evolution of justice and social justice. This Section gives historical account of justice and social justice to provide a framework for those principles as they relate to eminent domain law. Part III looks at the introduction of social justice into American jurisprudence and addresses two ways in which social justice has been advanced in the United States: through social movements and through legal reform. In this Section, I give examples of how those vehicles have led to legal protections for the most vulnerable in society and assert that the same can be done for those unduly burdened by blight removal and economic development condemnations. Part IV discusses the development of case law in the area of eminent domain. This Part discusses the government dispossession of tribal lands, a seeming presage to the application of eminent domain today. It also covers the origins of eminent domain and the intersection of social justice with the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause. Part V examines the development of urban renewal and economic development policies that led to the shaping of eminent domain law by legislatures and courts, culminating in the Supreme Court\u27s ruling in Kelo v. City of New London. This Section concludes that legislatures and courts have an obligation toward social justice in governmental takings but that they have ignored this obligation at the great expense of poor people and people of color. Part VI reviews the national debate that has erupted since Kelo in the form of social movements and legal reform. There, I suggest that while these actions represent a significant effort to reverse the negative impact of Kelo, they are not enough to bring justice to all communities, including poor communities and communities of color. In conclusion, I posit that, while not all eminent domain is bad, circumstances exist under which the use of eminent domain is inherently unjust. These circumstances include the historical and current use of blight as a pretext for the displacement of entire communities of color and economic development condemnations that transfer private property to private interests for profit. Eminent domain within these frameworks violates basic notions of justice and constitutes a betrayal of our nation\u27s sense of fairness. Until all citizens-regardless of race, income, or any other distinction-can protect their communities from unjust intrusions of eminent domain, the most vulnerable in our society will continue to be exploited by more powerful interests in the name of civic progress and economic development

Law & Entrepreneurship in Global Clinical Education

As clinical legal education (CLE) continues to evolve and prepare practice-ready lawyers, and governments worldwide focus on the multilayered impact of technology, automation and artificial intelligence, there is a pressing need to examine law and entrepreneurship through the lens of global clinical legal education. The range of issues include: corporate social responsibility, disruptive technologies, microbusiness, social entrepreneurship, social impact investing, the creative economy, sustainable local economies, cooperatives and shared work, and inclusive entrepreneurship. Indeed, new legal entities like benefit corporations and low profit limited liability companies (L3Cs) have emerged to address contemporary legal needs and in the United States. the notion of an entrepreneurial mindset is prominent. Many of today’s law students are Millennial generation, ages 18-34, while others are digital natives who have not known a world without technology. Business law clinics (BLCs), also referred to as transactional clinics, representing for profit, nonprofit or nongovernmental (NGOs) organizations and social enterprises aim to support the growth of entrepreneurial ecosystems while promoting social and economic justice. BLCs teach law students substantive law, practical skills and professional values. Indeed, BLCs with a social and economic justice perspective can help law students, the next generation of leaders, to develop critical analytic skills and insights into how entrepreneurship supports and sometimes hurts human rights and civil society efforts. Part one of this article examines the evolution of global CLE in western countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and in Georgia and Croatia. Part two discusses a more recent phenomenon in CLE, the emergence of BLCs, which expand the clinical experience beyond the courtroom to the boardroom, and the differences and similarities between litigation and transactional legal clinics. Part three examines the rise in BLCs globally, and contains case studies of the global experience in transactional CLE with perspectives from Georgia, Croatia, Australia, Canada and the U.K. Part four considers the unique pedagogical and programmatic aspects of BLCs, such as redefining “practice-ready,” teaching Millennials, and collaboration as a lawyering skill. Part five reflects on the significance of BLCs now. In Part six the article concludes by looking to the future of BLCs in a global context. The article also includes an Appendix 1 with BLC Lawyering Competencies and Learning Outcomes and Appendix 2 with a Checklist for Starting or Re-Imagining a BLC

Interprofessional Working in Practice – Avoiding a Theory-Practice Gap

This paper aims to encourage and promote further discussion around the theme of the theory and practice gap in the teaching and practice of interprofessional education (IPE) in pre-registration health and social care. Following a brief history of IPE, we consider the importance of providing students with supported opportunities to observe, learn and put into practice IPE. We also highlight the necessity of involving practitioners in creating health professionals who are ‘fit for purpose’ at qualification

Foundations for a successful stepfamily (2007)

"This guide was originally written by Sharon Leigh, Maridith Jackson and Janet A. Clark, Human Development and Family Studies Extension, University of Missouri-Columbia. Kim Leon, state specialist in Human Development and Family Studies, reviewed and revised this edition.""Information from Human Environmental Sciences Extension.""Human relations.""This guide has been adapted from a packet entitled 'Premarital Expectations: A Guide for Living in Stepfamilies,' by Marilyn Coleman and Jill Hastings.""Human Development and Family Studies Extension."New 6/00; Revised 4/07/Web